Overview

How we do things

Differently.

AIR

We call our core working model AIR: automated, interactive and reproducible.

RAP

Reproducible Analytical Pipelines

EDD

Economic Data Dashboard

Transparent pricing

Simple per-day or per-project pricing, no retainers, and a significant discount for not-for-profit organisations.

About

The founder of Economic Analytics, Christian Spence, is an economist and data scientist with a passion for, and over 15 years’ experience in, public policy. Having worked in local government, think-tanks, business-representative organisations and academia, his experience covers urban economic policy, devolution, local government finance, government lobbying, business support, tax, education, and economics of place, combined with extensive public speaking and media appearances.

In September 2022 I founded my own consultancy practice, Economic Analytics, and I’m also Economic Data Lead at Open Innovations Ltd, a #RadicallyOpen not-for-profit organisation that helps people and organisations do more with data, Chief Economist and Fellow at The Institute of Place Management, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

I research regional economies, local government (and finance), devolution and industrial strategy using data, analytics and visualisations to better understand and support regional economies and their policy makers alongside business and civic society.

During my career, I’ve worked in both the public and private sectors, in local government and in think tanks, in academia and for lobbying organisations.

You can find more information about me in my biography.

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